15 August 2011

Meteor/Meteorite News 15AUG2011


Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky around the world
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Stargazers across the world watched a stunning light show with sightings of the annual Perseid meteor shower on Friday night. The Perseids, which come every August, are normally one of the highlights of the celestial year for ...
Spectacular Views of Perseid Meteor Shower 2011 (PHOTOS)
International Business Times
By IB Times Staff Reporter | Aug 15, 2011 01:46 AM EDT Sky-watchers around the world observed the Perseid meteor shower on Aug. 12 when it reached its peak despite a bright full moon. On Friday, the International Meteor Organization recorded an average ...



Perseid meteor shower and International Space Station flyby late tonight ...
Washington Post (blog)
By Steve Tracton A bright Perseid Meteor cuts across Orion's Belt at five am Tuesday morning during the peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower Aug. 12, 1997. (WALLY PACHOLKA - ASSOCIATED PRESS) Whether you were able or not to view Perseid meteor ...




Full moon won't wash out meteor shower in Whatcom County
Bellingham Herald
The Perseid meteor shower - the sole annual celestial display that Northwesterners are almost guaranteed to see - will be a bit diminished this year because of a brilliant full moon. Other major meteor showers occur in fall and winter months, ...
Astronomer's Guide to Seeing (Or Not Seeing) the 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower
Patch.com
If you want to check out the 2011 Perseid meteor shower tonight, you're in for some bad news. Because of a full moon, even the best viewing spots in the country for Perseid will yield a pretty lamemeteor shower show, according to Monrovia astronomer ...



Astronaut Photographs Perseid Meteor... From Space
Discovery News
So, in a stunning photograph taken by NASA astronaut Ron Garan through a space station window, a single Perseid meteor was captured as the piece of comet dust slammed into the Earth's atmosphere. "What a 'Shooting Star' looks like #FromSpace Taken ...


Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Holiday, Florida FIREBALL ...
Fireballs, Meteors, Bolides, Meteorites, Comets, Asteroid Impact,Meteorite Quest , .... Holiday, Florida FIREBALL REPORT 10:40 P.M. 08/11/2011 ...
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沈阳古陨石/ShenYang paleometeorite - Google Books
沈阳古陨石/ShenYang paleometeorite. By 张海亭 ... Bibliographic information. QR code for 沈阳古陨石/ShenYang paleometeorite ...
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Meteor Shower 2011: How to See the Perseids
ABC News
By NED POTTER (@NedPotterABC) The Perseid meteor shower of 2011 peaks in the early hours of Saturday morning, US time. It's not hard to watch, and it can be quiet fun, but you do have to give up some sleep, and patience helps. Where to look? ...


Full moon may outshine Perseid meteor show this year: CWB
Focus Taiwan News Channel
12 (CNA) Stargazers in Taiwan may be disappointed early Saturday morning when a full moon makes it harder to see the annual Perseid meteor shower, the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) said Friday. One of the year's most fascinating sky events, ..



How to catch this week's Perseid meteor shower
Toronto Star
The Perseid meteor shower lights up the sky over El Torcal nature park reserve in the southern Spain last August. In the GTA, this year's celestial light show will peak on Friday and Saturday. If you can't get to an observatory, ...



Mike Alger: Meteor friction leads to bright shooting stars
Reno Gazette-Journal
During the past few days, we've been talking about all things "meteor" logical "» or meteor showers, in particular. When they see a shooting star, many think that it must be close by, especially when you consider most are smaller than a grain of sand. ...



Not too late for meteor viewing tonight
Abilene Reporter-News
By Jerry Daniel Reed A yearly meteor shower that must have inspired wonder and fear in ancient humans — and led some more modern people to suspect that ETs were in the sky — hit its expected peak before dawn this morning. The Perseid meteor shower, ...




Skygazers set for meteor shower
BBC News
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the highlights in the skygazers' calendar, is set to peak in the early hours of Saturday morning. The peak will see about one meteor per minute at 0600 GMT, although meteors will still be visible until 22 August. ...



Perseid meteors in Nevada in 2010. (Getty Images)
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches peak intensity Friday night and Saturday morning, meaning sky watchers could get an eyeful if they know when and where to look. Unfortunately for some, that eyeful will be of the bright full moon. ...


Caverns hosting meteor shower watch
Carlsbad Current Argus
By Stella Davis CARLSBAD — Sitting on a blanket or lawn chair under the stars on a warm, full-moon lit evening with the ones you love watching a meteor shower can be a memory-making moment this Saturday at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, and it's free ...



Perseid Meteor Shower Light Show Peaks Tonight - Technology ...
In a double weekend treat, one of the most well-known and reliable meteor showers — the Perseidmeteor shower — will reach its peak overnight Friday (Aug.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../perseid-meteor-shower-light-show-pe...



Perseid Meteor Shower Dazzles Skywatchers Despite Full Moon ...
NASA meteor scientist Bill Cooke posted this image of the International Space Station streaking above Huntsville, Ala., on Aug. 12, 2011 during the peak of ...
i.space.com/.../perseid-meteor-shower-2011-space-station-hunt...




How to Watch a Meteor Shower2 min
When a comet orbits the sun, it sheds a stream of debris. Meteor showers are caused when the Earth travels through the stream ...
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